Thursday, October 12, 2017

The Airport Bridge Club awards extra points at its game at noon today, Saturday,
Oct. 14. Bridge Club Meridian has an extra-point game at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct.
16.

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The Buffalo Spooktacular Regional
Tournament begins Tuesday, Oct. 17,
in the Adams Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., in downtown Buffalo, and continues
through to Sunday, Oct. 22. For info, click this link.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo and the Airport Bridge Club will be closed Tuesday to
next Saturday during the regional tournament. Delaware Wednesday also will be
closed Wednesday night for the tournament.

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Congratulations to Saleh Fetouh and David Hemmer, who won the most
master points – 20.25 – among the Buffalo area players competing in the North
American Pairs qualifying round last weekend in Erie, Pa. They finished third
in the A Flight.

Other
local pairs doing well were Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 13.50
points, third in the B Flight; and Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 6 points, fifth
in the C Flight.

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Hamburg Senior Bridge, which has been meeting on Tuesday afternoons for the
past two years at the Hamburg Senior Center, 4540 Southwestern Blvd., is
looking for additional players.

Previous
players who have been away from the game, as well as advanced beginners who
recently took classes, are welcome to join the group.

Players
arrive around 12:15 p.m. Play begins at 12:30 and ends around 3:30. For more
information, players can drop in prior to the game, call 202-4505 or email chetzler@roadrunner.com.

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Western
New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors
special games. Currently they include:

The
Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly
by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the
Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News.

If
it’s not in its usual place, Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the
current Saturday date, which should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website.

Sometimes
the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least
not in a timely fashion. When that happens, like it did a couple times
recently, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

The
online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices.
Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.

A
Ruby Life Master since the ACBL
created that new ranking at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson surpassed 2,275
master points last month. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master
(2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

The
Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly
by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the
Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News.

If
it’s not in its usual place, Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the
current Saturday date, which should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website.

Sometimes
the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least
not in a timely fashion. When that happens, like it did a couple times
recently, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

The
online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices.
Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.

A
Ruby Life Master since the ACBL
created that new ranking at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson surpassed 2,275
master points earlier this month. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life
Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Bridge Club Meridian will hold an extra-point game at 10:30 a.m. Monday,
Oct. 2.

* * *

The Bridge Center of Buffalo has an extra-point game at noon today, Saturday,
Sept. 30.

* * *

The Airport Bridge Club will award extra points at its games at noon today,
Saturday, Sept. 30, and at 11 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The
club will have two games on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 9, at 10 a.m. and 1
p.m., with a free lunch.

* * *

A new class, “Bridge Basics: An Introduction” begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 3, at the Bridge Center of Buffalo. Supervised play for new players
continues at 11:30 a.m. Monday. For details, call 834-4222 or visit the Bridge
Center website.

* * *

Hamburg Senior Bridge, which has been meeting on Tuesday afternoons for the
past two years at the Hamburg Senior Center, 4540 Southwestern Blvd., is
looking for additional players.

Previous
players who have been away from the game, as well as advanced beginners who
recently took classes, are welcome to join the group.

Players
arrive around 12:15 p.m. Play begins at 12:30 and ends around 3:30. For more
information, players can drop in prior to the game, call 202-4505 or email chetzler@roadrunner.com.

* * *

Western
New York Unit 116 regularly sponsors
special games. Currently they include:

The
Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly
by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the
Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News.

If
it’s not in its usual place, Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the
current Saturday date, which should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website.

Sometimes
the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least
not in a timely fashion. When that happens, like it did a couple times
recently, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

The
online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices.
Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.

A
Ruby Life Master since the ACBL
created that new ranking at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson surpassed 2,275
master points earlier this month. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life
Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Bridge Club Meridian will hold an extra-point game at 10:30 a.m. Monday,
Sept. 25.

The Airport Bridge Club will award extra points at its games at noon today,
Saturday, Sept. 23, at 11 a.m. Monday to Friday, Sept. 29, and at noon next
Saturday, Sept. 30.

The
Bridge Center of Buffalo will offer extra points at all of its games from
Tuesday, Sept. 26, to next Saturday, Sept. 30.

* * *

Free bridge lessons for students in grades 5 to 12 will be offered from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sundays beginning this Sunday, Sept. 24, and continuing
to Dec. 3 in the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3324 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home
Road, Amherst. For more info and to sign up, email coordinator Carol Bedell at lorac5@roadrunner.com.

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Congratulations to Jay Levy, top master point winner in last weekend's Buffalo
Fall Sectional Tournament. He earned 22.28 points.

The
Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly
by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the
Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News.

If
it’s not in its usual place, Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the
current Saturday date, which should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website.

Sometimes
the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least
not in a timely fashion. When that happens, like it did a couple times
recently, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

The
online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices.
Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.

A
Ruby Life Master since the ACBL
created that new ranking at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson surpassed 2,250
master points in August. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master
(2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

About Me

Dean of Western New York rock critics. Chief rock & pop writer at Buffalo News for 20 years, helped establish weekend entertainment magazine Gusto. Original manager of Ani DiFranco -- first 4 years, first 5 CDs, set up the independent thing. Competitive bridge player since 2005. Second in nation in Ace of Clubs master point race in 2009 (300-500 point division). Eighth in 500-1000 point division in 2010. Finally got the Life Master Hat Trick -- basic, bronze and silver -- all at once on 11/10/11.